Dahua Intercom Tested

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Feb 07, 2019

Video intercoms are a growing market with video surveillance manufacturers expanding into this niche. IPVM is continuing its series of video intercoms tests, adding to our test of Zenitel/ Stentofon Turbine and Axis 2N.

Can Dahua become a viable low-cost alternative in video intercoms as they have done in IP cameras?

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************ ** ***** ******* can ** ******** ** create ***** *******. * call ****** **** ** outdoor ******* *** ** routed ** ******** ****** call ******** ****** ** user-defined **** *******.

Dahua ******** ****

*** ***** **** ** a ****** *****-**-***** ******* system *** ~$***. **** a ******** **** **********, the **** ** **** compared *********/********* *********** ***********.

*******, **** **** ***** to ******* *** *********, the ***** **** *** subsequent ***** **** ** install ***** ********* *** higher.

Outdoor "*********" **** *******

*** **** ****** **** station ** * *****, glass ***** ******, **** reader, *** ***** ********:

*** **** ******** ** integrated ****** (**.*****) **** reader. ** ****** ******* MiFARE ******* ** *****, and *** **** ****** number ** **** ** the ******.

*** **** **** *** VTO1220BW, *** *** ***** similar ***** *** ******** variants *** *******:

** ****, *** ********* model, ***** ******** ** 'vandal *********' ** ***** IK07. *** ****'* ******* protect ** ***** ****, less **** *** **** stringent **** ***** ***** non ****** ***** ******.

*** ***** ***** ******* the ****'* ******** *****, including *** ******** *** locks *** ** **** jack *** ********:

** ****, ***** *** (Non-US) '******' ******* ******** expansion *******, *** ******* sold ** *** ** does *** ******* *******.

Indoor **** ******* & ******* ******

***** ****** ******** ******* a ****-******* ****** *** answering/making ***** *** ******* video **** *** **** station:

*** ********** *** ***** together **** **********, ***** **** ******** ***** to *** ****** **** station (** *** **** supplies * ***** ****** power ******).

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*** ****** ********** ** rated ** *** * 400 **********, **** **** the *.*** ****** ***** into *** **** *******.

** **** ****** ********* users ******* * **** in **** *****, *** loss ** ********* ********** will *** ** * problem. *******, ***** ****** expect *** *****, ***** tablet ****** **** *** display *** **** ********** of *** ******* ***********'* camera.

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***** ********* *** ********** limitations ** *** ****** tablet:

** *** ********* ********** with *.*** ***** ******* with * ******* ********** of ****, ** *** of *** *** ****** is ******** *** ******* that ******* *** *** above. ************, *** ****** monitors ** *** ********* support ******* *******.

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*** ********* (***** ****** version) ******** ***** ***** applications **** ***** *** VTO1210C-X (********* ***** ****** version) ******** **** ***** mount *** ******* ***** applications.

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'Bring **** *** *****'

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No ****** *** *******

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Comments (12)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 02/07/19 11:27pm

* *********** ****** **** this ******** ** **:

*** ******* ** *** following *****:
“** ****** ***: *** intercom ****** ** ***** only, *** ** ****** for ****** ******* ** app ********* ** *********.”

** ********** ***** * way ** **** **** intercom **** ** ****** apps. **** ******** ******* SmartPSS <*****://*********.***/********:********> ********.

...******* ***** ** **** the *********** ** ****** SmartPSS-run ****** ************ ******* pricing ** **** ********. And *******, **’* **********.

**** ** **** ******** because ** ***** *********** offer ****** ****** ** the ******** ******, *** as *** ****** ***** it ***** ******* *********** configuration ** ** ********** local ******, ***** *** points/costs **** **** ******** remote **** ** *** require.

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Josh Reynolds

02/08/19 02:03am

** *** ** ***** noting **** ***** **** two ***** ** **** station, ********* (** ******) and *****. *** ********** products ***** "*** ********" are *** * ******* size ** *** ***** Villa ******* ** **** only **** *** **** button.

*** ****** ********* ******** have ****** ******* (** per *** *********) ** multiple **** ******* (********-*) to ***** * ******* to **** *** ** many *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Josh Reynolds | 02/08/19 02:14am

****'* ***********, *** * good *******.

*** *******, **** ** that ***** ******* ******* Josh ********:

********(**** ******) ~$***

Shay Fogel

02/08/19 11:46am

*** ***** ***** **** station *** ******* ***** well **** * ****** app. ** *****’* **** without * ******* ******* though. ***** ****** **** VTO3211, **.

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Tamas Menyhart

02/09/19 01:43pm

******* ****** ******* *** ****: *******, *******, ********-*
****** ***: *****, *****. ******* ***, ****** **********.
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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tamas Menyhart | 02/09/19 03:51pm

***** *****:

* ******* *** ********** in ** ******** ******** and ****** ******** ****** the '***-****' *** ** these ****** ** ***** or ******* **** ****. Moreover **** ** ***** model *** *** ********* in ***** ******* **** not ** ********* ****.

******!

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Tamas Menyhart

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 02/09/19 04:02pm

***'** *****, * ****'* ***** ****. :*

Harris Bond

02/11/19 10:14am

*** ** * ***** ****** ****** ** ********** ** *** and **** *** ****** ***** *** *** ******?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Harris Bond | 02/11/19 03:45pm

***** ******:

** ***'* ******** ***. The*** ** ********** *** ** ******** by *** '******* ***** supply'****, *** *** **** must ******* ***** *** power ****** *** ****.

**** ** *** **** can ** ******** **** the **** ***, *** in *** **** ************** * ***** ****, so ** **** * separate ***** ****** ****** those *****.

**** **** ****?

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Seth Stiebinger

02/11/19 05:37pm

** ****, *** ********* model, ***** ******** ** 'vandal *********' ** ***** IP54, **** **** *** most ********* **** ***** glass *** ****** ***** models.

**** **** ** ** the ******* ****** (*****/****) not *** ****** (******) rating (**).

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Seth Stiebinger | 02/11/19 05:55pm

****** *** *** *******! You're *******, *** ** the **** ** *** door ******* *** ****** resistance ***** ** *** clarified ** ** ** rating.

*'** ******* *** **** to ***** ********* *********. Thanks!

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Seth Stiebinger | 02/11/19 05:59pm

****: ***** ****** **** Vandal **********. * ********* this! ****** *****.

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